#231e27

Color #231e27

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#231e27

RGB

rgb(35, 30, 39)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 13%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 23.1%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 23.1%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(12.17, 4.64, -5.19)

LCH

lch(12.17, 6.96, 311.8)

OKLCH

oklch(24.5%, 0.0183, 310.13)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 11.8%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22271e

Analogous

#1e1e27

#231e27

#271e26

Triadic

#231e27

#27231e

#1e2723

Split-complementary

#231e27

#26271e

#1e271e

Tetradic

#231e27

#271e22

#22271e

#1e2723

Square

#231e27

#271e1e

#22271e

#1e2627

Shades

Color #231e27 mixed toward black.

#1d1920

#17141a

#110f13

#0c0a0d

#060506

Tints

Color #231e27 mixed toward white.

#483e50

#6d5e7a

#92829f

#b7acbf

#dbd5df

Tones

Color #231e27 mixed toward gray.

#231f26

#231f25

#232025

#232124

#232223

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212125 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#212225 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#232323 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 7.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #231e27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231e27]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#231e27 (#231e27) is rgb(35, 30, 39) in RGB.

No, #231e27 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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